Ques1 false, economies of scale is achieved when cost is reduced while production keeps on rising.
Ques2 a. Cost firm more in Canadian dollars, US dollars are appreciating against the Canadian dollars, I.e the Canadian dollars have depreciated against US Dollars which means for the same quantity of good more canadCan dollars have to be paid.
The resulting decrease in the per-unit cost of production that comes from carefully decreasing output is...
Suppose that you go on vacation to Canada every summer. Last year, the hotel room where you stayed cost C$100 per night, and it costs the same this year. The exchange rate was 1.04 USS/C$ last year, and it is 0.95 US$/C$ this year. This means you will pay than you paid last year. per night this year The U.S. dollar-Canadian dollar exchange rate is essentially the price of a Canadian dollar in terms of U.S. dollars. When this price...
On January 1, 20X1, Par Company purchased all the outstanding stock of South Bay Company, located in Canada, for $121,500. On January 1, 20X1, the direct exchange rate for the Canadian dollar (C$) was C$1 = $0.81. South Bay’s book value on January 1, 20X1, was C$81,000. The fair value of South Bay’s plant and equipment was C$10,000 more than book value, and the plant and equipment are being depreciated over 10 years with no salvage value. The remainder of...
On January 1, 20X1, Par Company purchased all the outstanding stock of South Bay Company, located in Canada, for $105,300. On January 1, 20X1, the direct exchange rate for the Canadian dollar (C$) was C$1 = $0.81. South Bay’s book value on January 1, 20X1, was C$87,000. The fair value of South Bay’s plant and equipment was C$11,000 more than book value, and the plant and equipment are being depreciated over 10 years with no salvage value. The remainder of...
Volkswagen's Hedging Strategy 1. Why did Volkswagen suffer a 95% drop in its 4th quarter, 2003 profits? 2. Do you think the Volkswagen’s decision to hedge only 30% of its anticipated U.S. sales was a good? Why or why not? 3. Do you think the Volkswagen’s decision to revert back to hedging 70% of its foreign currency exposure was a good decision? Why or why not? Embraer and the Wild Ride of the Brazilian Real 4. Is a decline in...
Can anyone answer the question and explain it thx alot 22. Jet engine manufacturing entails enormous economies of scale. Pratt & Whitney, a large U.S. jet engine producer, faces substantial competition from Rolls-Royce, the British engine manufacturer. What would be the BEST way for P&W to cope with a dollar that has recently appreciated by 50%? a) accelerate R&D spending and cost-cutting efforts b) shift some of its production abroad c) raise the foreign currency prices of its engines sold...
Please help with the chart at least. On January 1, 20X1. Par Company purchased all the outstanding stock of South Bay Company, located in Canada, for $129,600. On he direct exchange rate for the Canadian dollar (C$) was C$1 = $0.81. South Bay's book value on January 1, 20X1. was C$81.000. The fair value of South Bay's plant and equipment was C$10.700 more than book value, and the plant and equipment are being depreciated over 10 years with no salvage...
2006, interest rates increased from 5% to 7%, when this happens consumers are A. less likely to save, that is, sell a financial asset. B. more likely to save, that is, sell a financial asset. C. less likely to save, that is, purchase a financial asset. D. more likely to save, that is, purchase a financial asset. I. In 2. If commercial banks hold all their assets in the form of required reserves: A. only they will be able to...
1. John sold a call option on Euro for $.04 per unit. The strike price was $1.30, and the spot rate at the time the option was exercised was $1.32. Assume John bought the Euro from the market if the option was exercised. Also assume that there are 100,000 units in a Euro option. What was John’s net profit on the call option? Baylor Bank believes the New Zealand dollar will appreciate over the next 20 days from $.50 to...
can someone please help me with an introduction paragraph and a summary of the whole article. us. Trump Didn't Kill the Global Trade System. He Split It in Two. Allies find relations modestly tweaked despite the president's rhetoric, while relations with China are entering a deep freeze By Greg Ip Dec. 26, 2018 1136 am. ET When Donald Trump entered the White House on a platform of defiant nationalism nearly two years ago, many feared he would dismantle the global...
Refer to Table 1. Write the Excel formula for each cell marked with “?” in columns B, C and D such that formula could be copied and pasted into columns D, E, F and G using Microsoft Excel without further editing. There is no need to explicitly write the Excel formula for cells marked with “Copy & paste”. Label each formula clearly with cell reference position. In 2020, BS Bank employs 800 employees in its call centres in the United States...